Isaiah 34:10
It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 34:17 concludes the same prophecy: wild animals will possess Edom forever, reinforcing the eternal desolation in verse 10.
In Isaiah 1:31, the same unquenchable fire motif appears—the strong and their works burn together with none to quench.
Isaiah 13:20 describes Babylon's permanent desolation with similar language—never inhabited, no shepherds—mirroring Edom's fate.
In Isaiah 66:24, the undying worm and unquenchable fire directly echo this verse's perpetual burning and smoke.
In Revelation 19:3, the same image of smoke rising forever depicts Babylon's final judgment, echoing Edom's perpetual ruin.
In Revelation 14:11, the smoke of torment rising forever and no rest day or night directly echoes this verse's perpetual smoke and burning.
Malachi 1:4 continues Edom's theme: any rebuilding will be torn down, emphasizing the permanent anger of God against Edom.
Malachi 1:3 directly references Edom's desolation and God's judgment on Esau, confirming the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy.
Ezekiel 29:11 promises Egypt's desolation for only forty years, contrasting with Edom's eternal waste in Isaiah 34:10.
In Ezekiel 20:48, the declaration that the fire shall not be quenched directly parallels the perpetual burning described here.
In Ezekiel 20:47, the blazing flame that shall not be quenched mirrors this oracle's language of unending fire.
In Jeremiah 7:20, God's wrath burns and is not quenched—a direct verbal parallel to this verse's unquenchable fire.
Jeremiah 49:18 compares Edom's destruction to Sodom and Gomorrah, saying no one will dwell there—echoing Isaiah's permanent desolation.
Revelation 18:9 depicts kings lamenting over Babylon's smoke, echoing the unquenchable smoke of Edom's judgment here.
In Revelation 14:10, torment with fire and sulfur recalls the judgment imagery of this passage, including unquenchable fire.
Job 18:15 uses sulfur scattered on the wicked's dwelling, a thematic judgment image similar to Edom's burning wasteland.
In Revelation 18:18, the smoke of Babylon's burning parallels this verse's image of smoke rising from judgment.